Thun

Thun is a small city in the Bernese Highlands of Bern Canton, Switzerland. Its surface area is 21.7 km², and it had about 44,000 inhabitants in 2017.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stockhorn Arena and Thun Castle.

Stockhorn Arena

Stadium

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Visana Stadion is a football stadium in the city of Thun, Switzerland. It has a capacity of 10,000 spectators and opened in 2011. It is the home of FC Thun men and women's team of the Swiss Super League.

Thun Castle

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Thun Castle is a castle in the city of Thun, in the Swiss canton of Bern. It was built in the 12th century, today houses the Thun Castle museum, and is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

Thun railway station

Railway station

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Thun is a railway station in the town of Thun, in the Swiss canton of Bern. At the station, the Swiss Federal Railways owned Bern to Thun main line makes a junction with the other lines, all owned by the BLS AG.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Steffisburg and Hilterfingen.

Steffisburg

Town

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Steffisburg is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. On 1 January 2020 the former municipality of Schwendibach merged into the municipality of Steffisburg. Steffisburg is situated 3½ km north of Thun.

Hilterfingen

Village

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Hilterfingen is a municipality in the administrative district of Thun in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.

Thun

Type: Locality with 43,600 residents
Also known as: “CH0942”
Location: Thun District, Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

46.7466° or 46° 44′ 48″ north

Longitude

7.6222° or 7° 37′ 20″ east

Population

43,600

Elevation

563 metres (1,847 feet)

Open location code

8FR9PJWC+JV

GeoNames ID

7287306

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